At recent meetings, the companies were informed by the Justice Department and the Pentagon that a combined Lockheed Martin-Northrop would hurt competition in several areas, including airborne early warning radars, missile countermeasures, and airborne fire control.

Compared with the existing E-2C airborne early warning planes, the E-767s can cover a wider range of areas with their radar and are particularly good at monitoring at low altitudes, Defense Agency officials said.

In this new role, Seki will focus on identifying how Northrop Grumman's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities may assist the JASDF to meet its demanding mission requirements, while also supporting the sustainability of Japan's current fleet of 13 Northrop Grumman E-2C airborne early warning aircraft.

ISLAMABAD, March 26, 2010 (Balochistan Times): India on Thursday received the second of the three contracted Israeli-made Phalcon Airborne Early Warning and Control System at the Jamnagar air base, giving it the second eye in the sky for enhanced surveillance capabilities.

Boeing reported a second-quarter net loss of $160 million, a significant decline from net income of $532 million a year ago owing to more than $1 billion in one-time charges related to delays in its Airborne Early Warning & Control surveillance program and a previously announced settlement with the US Justice Dept.

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